Description
Sell groceries, deli, bakery, and prepared foods to customers; assist with selection and orders, process payments, and maintain food safety and merchandising standards.
- • Maintain sales, waste, temperature, and cleaning records.
- • Greet customers and determine food needs or preferences.
- • Open and close registers; count cash, balance drawers, and process deposits.
- • Maintain knowledge of promotions, pricing, payment/exchange policies, and food safety rules.
- • Compute prices, total purchases, and process cash, credit, EBT, WIC, or mobile payments.
- • Monitor for shrink, security risks, and food safety hazards; respond per policy.
- • Recommend, locate, and obtain products based on taste, diet, and budget.
- • Answer questions about ingredients, allergens, nutrition, and preparation.
- • Explain storage, heating, and serving instructions for products.
- • Set, ticket, and merchandise cases and shelves to drive sales.
- • Prepare order tickets and invoices for special or bulk orders.
- • Take and fulfill special orders such as deli trays, custom sandwiches, or bakery items.
- • Offer samples and demonstrate product preparation safely.
- • Clean and sanitize cases, slicers, counters, utensils, and prep areas.
- • Bag groceries and package items; label with ingredients, dates, and weights.
- • Weigh, slice, and portion meats, cheeses, and prepared foods to order.
- • Stock, rotate, and face products; pull expired or damaged items.
- • Prepare foods for sale by slicing, cooking, assembling, and labeling per recipes.
- • Arrange delivery, curbside pickup, or catering order pickup as requested.
- • Calculate prices by weight or unit and quote costs for custom or event orders.
- • Receive deliveries; check quality, counts, and temperatures; store to standard.
- • Operate and sanitize scales, slicers, ovens, and other food equipment safely.
- • Support online or phone orders and coordinate substitutions when needed.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
